Zacks Research Issues Positive Forecast for BJ Earnings

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:BJ) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q1 2026 EPS estimates for shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a report issued on Thursday, March 20th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the company will post earnings of $0.93 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.86. The consensus estimate for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s current full-year earnings is $3.96 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for BJ’s Wholesale Club’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.16 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.15 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $0.99 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $4.23 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $1.23 EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at $1.20 EPS, Q4 2027 earnings at $1.06 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $4.55 EPS.

BJ has been the subject of a number of other reports. Robert W. Baird boosted their price objective on BJ’s Wholesale Club from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “overweight” rating on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in a research report on Friday, March 7th. Citigroup increased their price objective on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $101.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, March 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $102.00 to $121.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, March 10th. Finally, DA Davidson raised their price target on shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club from $123.00 to $130.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Friday, March 7th. Seven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eleven have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $108.71.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Price Performance

Shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club stock opened at $109.45 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $14.41 billion, a PE ratio of 26.31, a P/E/G ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 0.28. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $103.87 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.22. The company has a quick ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 0.76 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.23. BJ’s Wholesale Club has a twelve month low of $71.81 and a twelve month high of $118.40.

BJ’s Wholesale Club (NYSE:BJ) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March 6th. The company reported $0.93 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.86 by $0.07. BJ’s Wholesale Club had a net margin of 2.71% and a return on equity of 35.41%. The business had revenue of $5.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.29 billion.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On BJ’s Wholesale Club

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank purchased a new stake in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club in the 4th quarter valued at approximately $135,344,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 658.6% in the 4th quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 1,523,218 shares of the company’s stock valued at $136,100,000 after purchasing an additional 1,322,425 shares during the last quarter. FMR LLC raised its position in BJ’s Wholesale Club by 7.2% in the third quarter. FMR LLC now owns 14,357,118 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,184,175,000 after purchasing an additional 966,528 shares during the period. Raymond James Financial Inc. acquired a new position in BJ’s Wholesale Club during the fourth quarter worth $85,550,000. Finally, Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. boosted its position in shares of BJ’s Wholesale Club by 4,834.5% during the third quarter. Rockefeller Capital Management L.P. now owns 625,205 shares of the company’s stock worth $51,567,000 after buying an additional 612,535 shares during the period. 98.60% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other BJ’s Wholesale Club news, Director Robert Allan Steele sold 11,813 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, March 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $107.59, for a total value of $1,270,960.67. Following the transaction, the director now directly owns 24,351 shares in the company, valued at $2,619,924.09. The trade was a 32.67 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, EVP William C. Werner sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 19th. The stock was sold at an average price of $110.41, for a total transaction of $2,208,200.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president now owns 31,308 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $3,456,716.28. This represents a 38.98 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 2.00% of the company’s stock.

BJ’s Wholesale Club Company Profile

BJ’s Wholesale Club Holdings, Inc engages in the operation of membership warehouse clubs. Its product categories include grocery, household and pet, television and electronics, furniture, computer and tablets, patio and outdoor living, lawn and garden, baby and kids, toys, home, health and beauty, appliances, and jewelry.